Việt Nam News

Việt Nam News Agency (VNA) has selected what it considers to be the 10 most outstanding economic events of Việt Nam in 2017.

Farmers and food producers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta are busy preparing speciality fruits and foods to meet burgeoning demand for the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday, which begins on February 16.

Nearly 15,200 cases of smuggling and trade fraud have been uncovered in 2017, a decrease of 1.97 per cent from 2016, the General Department of Việt Nam Customs (GDC) reported Thursday at a press conference held in Hà Nội.

The Việt Nam ICT Press Club announced the top 10 ICT events in 2017 on Thursday. This is the result voted for by more than 50 journalists in the information technology sector, from some 40 media agencies nationwide.

The industry and trade sector in HCM City is targeting a growth rate of 8-8.5 per cent in the industrial production index (IPI) and 10 per cent growth in the total retail sales of goods and services for 2018, according to the HCM City Department of Industry and Trade.

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) is demanding more than VNĐ1.9 trillion (US$85 million) in tax arrears from Electricity of Việt Nam (EVN) after uncovering that the group had failed to declare its costs accurately.

Vietnamese shares ended on a positive note on Friday as large-cap stocks remained positive and banks continued to draw investors’ attention for full-year earnings prospects.

The impressive growth was fuelled by the processing and manufacturing industry, which rose by 14.5 per cent year-on-year, the highest level over the past six years

The 2017 Consumption Promotion Fair opened at the Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium in HCM City’s District 11 on December 28.

The total debt of giant steelmaker Hoa Sen Group has doubled since the beginning of this year due to a sudden increase in demand for working capital.

A Red Star Awards ceremony was held in Hà Nội on Thursday to celebrate the most outstanding Vietnamese young entrepreneurs for their achievements in business and economy-building.

According to the General Statistics Office (GSO), in the fourth quarter of 2017, 44.8 per cent of firms reported better business performance in Q4 than Q3.

 More than 1,500 golfers have registered to participate in the FLC Golf Championship 2018, scheduled to take place at the FLC Sầm Sơn Golf Links.

Authorities are cracking down on Uber B.V. Ltd’s (Uber) shady tax payment in Việt Nam and are determined to see results before the end of the year.

The Việt Nam-Russia Oil and Gas Joint Venture (Vietsovpetro) has set targets for 2018 that include pumping 4 million tonnes of oil and condensate and 126.5 million cubic metres of natural gas. 

The municipal People’s Committee has released a Decision for the establishment of six new industrial clusters in suburban districts, with a total area of 123ha.

The Việt Nam Private Sector Forum (VPSF) will try to create a space for businesses to voice out their proposals.

Creating efficient supply chains for safe farm produce is essential to guarantee sales as well as ensure quantity and quality, delegates told a seminar in HCM City yesterday.